Athens – Pisa

On December 13, 1958 at 05:00 PM, Athens – Pisa experienced a crash involving Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar, operated by Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAF, with the event recorded near Minozzo Emilia-Romagna.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

7 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 7 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 7, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. The crew was returning to Canada, carrying the remains of a RCAF DHC-3 Otter (c/n 185) that crashed in Gaza on 19SEP1958. While overflying the Apennins mountain range, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with snow falls and icing conditions. In such circumstances, the airplane lost altitude and eventually, the captain decided to attempt an emergency landing when the airplane struck trees and crashed in a rough terrain. All seven crew members were evacuated while both aircraft were destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 22128.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 44.3573°, 10.4328°.